Development features and study characteristics of mobile health apps in the management of chronic conditions: A systematic review of randomised trials

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2019
Year Published

2021
Quality Rating

6/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (12); China (6); Australia (5); Canada (5); Netherlands (5); UK (England) (5); Korea - South (4); Finland (3); Switzerland (3); France (2); Italy (2); Norway (2); Singapore (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Denmark (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
Global/regional focus

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Country focus

USA (12); China (6); Australia (5); Canada (5); Netherlands (5); UK (England) (5); Korea - South (4); Finland (3); Switzerland (3); France (2); Italy (2); Norway (2); Singapore (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Denmark (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Not yet available
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
With what supports is care provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Publication details

Citation

Cucciniello M, Petracca F, Ciani O, Tarricone R. Development features and study characteristics of mobile health apps in the management of chronic conditions: A systematic review of randomised trials. NPJ Digital Medicine. 2021;4:144.
DOI

10.1038/s41746-021-00517-1

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